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Outdoors in Graniteville

Few parks or trails are on the map in Graniteville

15% of Graniteville’s land is conserved, about 163 acres. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 8.3 per 1,000 residents. 6.5 miles of mapped trail cross Graniteville, 3.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
15%
163 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
6.5 mi
3.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
8.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
95%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

163 conserved acres

15% of Graniteville’s land. Who manages Graniteville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits275 ac
Town or city1 ac
Not recorded162 ac
Conservation Easement · 275 acUnknown · 138 acLocal Other or Unknown · 23 acLocal Park · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Barre Town Forest
Unknown
Not recorded138Open
Websterville Fire District
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded23Unknown
Lower Graniteville Playground
Local Park
Town or city1Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Graniteville

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Swimming spots in Graniteville

1 swimming spot without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

16 named trails

Named trails
VAST0.9 mi
Locomotion0.7 mi
TNT0.6 mi
Holy Ghost0.6 mi
Westside0.5 mi
Woodside0.5 mi
Wynding Woods0.4 mi
Boiler Maker0.3 mi
Black Lagoon0.2 mi
Tamper Tantrum0.2 mi
6 more trails
Last Light
0.2 mi
Switchback
0.1 mi
Whetmore Heights
0.1 mi
Locomotion Winter Bypass #1
0.1 mi
Dead Bird
0.1 mi
Locomotion Winter Bypass #2
0.1 mi
Biking & sports

0.4 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Graniteville: May and September

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.210.411.813.414.715.515.214.012.410.99.58.9
High (°F)262938526573777669554332
Rain (in)3.02.63.13.53.84.74.84.23.74.63.33.5

February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Graniteville →

Next door

Graniteville and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Graniteville— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Websterville— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
East Barre— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Barre— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Williamstown10%0.423536%B+

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Graniteville

Where can I bike in Graniteville?

0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Graniteville?

16,651 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Graniteville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 140 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Graniteville neighbors.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →